Leadership in the Cuban Revolution : the unseen story / Antoni Kapcia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kapcia, Antoni, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutionaries--Cuba--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

Political leadership--Cuba--History--20th century.

Political leadership.

Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959--Biography.

Cuba.

Cuba--Politics and government--1933-1959.

Cuba--Politics and government--1959-1990.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

Annotation Much of the literature on the Cuban Revolution seem to be mesmerised by the personality and role of Fidel Castro, an interpretation which has often prevented a deeper political understanding of the Revolution's underlying structures. Here Anthony Kapcia offers a much-needed corrective to 'Fidel-centric' histories of the Cuban revolution, focusing instead on a wider cast of characters unknown to casual observers. Besides the more obvious contributions from Che Guevara and Raúl Castro, each decade since has seen several key players involved in the processes of decision-making, often making a significant difference to the outcome of debates, decisions and definitions. As well as analysing their influence, Kapcia interprets their various roles within a wider process of nation-building, demonstrating that Cuba has undergone an unusual, if not unique, process of revolutionary corporatism. Essential reading for anyone interested in Cuba's history and its future.

Contents:

Front cover; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Spanish Terms; Stylistic Notes; Introduction: The Problem With 'fidel-centrism'; Classic assumptions: personality cults, coercion and the military; The state and the monolith?; Debate; 1 The Core Leadership: The Familiar Triumvirate; Fidel Castro; Che Guevara; Raúl Castro; Conclusion; 2 The Formation of 'The Vanguard': 1953-58; 3 Taking Stock and Finding Direction: 1959-62; External and internal pressures on Cuba; Understanding divisions; Early unity; The rebel alliance of 1959

The 26 July Movement and the PSPHidden government?; The battles within the CTC; The 'Escalante affair'; The early 'inner circle' and its historic 'core'; Ex-guerrillas and the military; Leading veterans?; Women in the inner circle; The Llano; The PSP after 1959; The Directorio Revolucionario; 'Independent' radicals; The apostates; Inner and outer circles; 4 The Years of 'Revolutionary' Flux: 1963-75; The changing state; The new radicalism; The new inner circle; The intermediate and outer circles; 5 The Stable Years: Systems, Institutions and Bureaucrats: 1975-86

Contested institutionalisationReturn of the PSP?; The changing world and changing Cuba in the 1980s: a new crisis; Changes to the circles of power; 6 The Return of Fluidity: 1986 to the Present; Explaining 'Rectification'; The Third Party Congress of 1986; The 1989-94 crisis and economic and political reform; The changing state and the changing inner circle; Reflections on the changing circles; 7 Inclusion and Exclusion: 'Within' and 'Against' the Revolution; Cuban history and the evolution of a culture of inclusion; The creation of a sense of 'us' and 'them' after 1959

Defining 'inside' and 'against' the RevolutionThe role and nature of debate; 8 Inclusion and Collectivity: A Revolutionary Corporatism?; Seeking paradigms; Corporatism; A post-colonial corporatism?; The colonial binary of 'problem' and 'solution'; The imperative of nation-building; The Cuban case; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-229) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781350221079

1350221074

9781780325286

1780325282

9781322097978

1322097976

9781780325262

1780325266

OCLC:

890444839